Photo-diary of the restoration work
| Sept 2005 | Hall closed due to falling ceiling plaster. |
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| Sept 2006 | Clearing the contents.A happy band of volunteers cleared all the moveable contents (including lots of stuff in the roofspaces) and carted it off for storage or burning, as necessary. |
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Scaffolding goes up.The first tangible evidence that work really is IN PROGRESS!!! |
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Stripping plaster.Removing the plaster revealed the original stonework of the walls and the timber in the roof. The barrel ceiling beams seem to be in good condition. |
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| Oct 2006 | Scrap timber accumulates. The Green Room roof is removed.
Work proceeds! |
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Two signatures found on old roof beam.'Tom Chellew, New Row, Mylor, August 1923' 'RJ Battershill, Ponsanooth, Aug 1923' |
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See also press article (Falmouth Packet 18 Oct 2006).
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Stripping off old roof and demolishing old Green Room.
New roof starts to take shape. |
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| Dec 2006 | Work has now begun on the tower block. This has been delayed to give bats in the roof time to get used to the new hall roof. The necessary 'Bat Licence' has now been obtained and work is proceeding. As well as the roof, the stonework of the tower block is being re-pointed. |
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| Jan 2007 | Work on the tower roof and wall pointing continues. |
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| Feb 2007 | The old lavatory block is demolished.
A new window is installed in the tower block. |
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Work begins on the front and the Old School House.
New windows on the car park side of the hall |
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| Mar 2007 | The new ceiling in progress
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The new green room |
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The new archive display area, to be known as the reading room |
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| Apr 2007 | Both ends of the hall interior mostly plastered |
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Green room interior insulation and windows
The archive room being discussed with a |
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| May 2007 | The builders worked hard to complete as much of the painting as possible before the Open Day on 30th |
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| June 2007 | The entrance lobby begins to take shape: - |
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| July 2007 | The lobby roof goes on: - |
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Taking up the old floor, and inside the new archive centre office upstairs: - |
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| Sept 2007 | The floors of the Hall and Reading Room are completed |
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| Oct 2007 | The restored community centre is finally opened by the Lord Lieutenant, Lady Mary Holborow |
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